CHCH 11 Retirees

Welcome to our retiree website. Our goal is to utilize this website as a platform to communicate information in a timely manner. Some information that will be shared will be retirees meetings (dates and times), pension information, news on retirees etc. We welcome any suggestions and comments regarding this website, both design and information related. Please forward your submissions to our webmaster for review; we will then bring them forth to the committee to present at retiree meetings or via email for approval. For email communication please contact our emailmaster for details and updates. To post CHCH Retirees Pension questions and answers please use emailmaster until further notice. We look forward to collaborating with all members to ensure everyone has their voice heard.

Important Dates to Remember:

Subject: TBA

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Archives from meetings:

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Canwest has obtained a Court Order which provides that payments will be settled by September 30, 2011. Salaried retirees will not receive a payment before then.

 

To: CHCH TV Retirees and Deferred Vested Members

From: CHCH TV Retirees Pension Steering Committee

Re: Pension Questions

Date: February 24, 2011

Regarding the questions that many of you have regarding your pensions, here are the recommendations from our lawyer, Hugh O'Reily:

Canada Life is the only party with information regarding CHCH TV retirees and deferred vested members' pensions. Therefore, you are encouraged to contact Canada Life with your questions, concerns and
issues. Once annuities are purchased, Canwest/Shaw has discharged its responsibilities.

If you are not satisfied, it is best to contact the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Julie Corbett is the Correspondence Officer in Communications and Consultations and may be able to assist you or direct your query.

OSFI
255 Albert Street, 12th Floor
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0H2

Telephone: 1-800-385-8647
Fax: 613-990-5591
information@osfi-bsif.gc.ca


Regards,
CHCH TV Retirees Pension Steering Committee

To CHCH TV Retirees and Deferred Vested Members of the CHCH TV Pension Plan:
The CHCH TV Retirees Pension Steering Committee has been receiving calls regarding reports in the media concerning a creditors’ meeting for the Canwest Restructuring Plan and the packages and letters that some of you are receiving.

Please click here for further details.

 

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For all media articles, talk shows etc. click here for our Media Homepage.

 

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Attached please find two pieces of correspondence regarding our proposal to the CEP concerning the split of assets between the active members and the retirees and deferred vested members of the CHCH TV Employees Pension Plan.

 

Letter dated January 12, 2010 from the law firm representing CEP to our lawyer, Hugh O'Reilly, after our January 6th, 2010 meeting with CEP. Click here to review.

Response dated February 12, 2010 from Hugh O'Reilly to the law firm representing CEP. Click here to review.

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Message from Hugh: Our law firm is updating their web page to reflect the new process regarding the claims. It will say something like the following:

Update November 16, 2009:

The Claims Bar date (the date by which all claims have to be submitted to the Monitor) is November 19, 2009. The Representatives will submit*modifiable*claims on behalf of all Retirees, as we do not have enough information to fully evaluate claims. You should receive a letter confirming this in the next few days. Please click here for a sample letter.

At this time, you do not need to take any steps. Please keep your claims forms. We will submit a claim on your behalf and have reserved the right to change the claim amount once we have the full information.

Our law firm's website is: www.cavalluzzo.com/canwest_retirees.

 

The impact of the Canwest Companies’ Creditors Arrangements Act (CCAA) filing.

The purpose of this document is to provide CHCH Retirees with background information about the impact of the Canwest Companies’ Creditors Arrangements Act (the “CCAA”) filing. Click here for details.